Data protection

POPIA Notice

Information for website users and prospective clients under the Protection of Personal Information Act.

Responsible party

PM & Co Inc. Attorneys is the responsible party. The firm’s Information Officer may be contacted at info@pmncoinc.co.za, 011 568 0459, or Office Park, 8 Greenstone Place, Modderfontein, Johannesburg, 1609.

Categories, sources and purpose

We process contact and enquiry details supplied directly by you, correspondence arising from the enquiry, and limited technical, referral and campaign information generated when the site is used. Processing supports enquiry handling, conflict and suitability assessment, consultation arrangements, requested communications, website security and measurement, fraud prevention, legal and professional compliance, and the establishment or defence of legal rights.

Whether information is required

You choose whether to submit an enquiry. We need enough information to identify and contact you and understand the general nature of the request. If required information is not supplied, the firm may be unable to assess or respond to the enquiry.

Recipients and cross-border processing

Information may be provided to authorised firm personnel, professional advisers, regulators or authorities where lawfully required, and operators that provide hosting, secure storage, security, analytics and email services. Certain operators may process data in other countries. The firm seeks to use appropriate contractual and organisational safeguards for such processing.

Security, retention and incidents

PM & Co Inc. applies reasonable safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information and reviews access to website enquiries. Information is retained only as reasonably necessary for the relevant purpose, legal duties, professional records and dispute management. Where a security compromise creates a notification obligation, the firm will notify affected persons and the Information Regulator as required.

Data-subject rights

You may request confirmation and access, correction or deletion where permitted, object to processing in appropriate circumstances, withdraw consent where consent is the basis, and complain about unlawful processing. Identity verification may be required before a request is completed. Send requests to the Information Officer using the contact details above.

Complaints

Please give the firm an opportunity to address the concern. A person may also submit a complaint through the Information Regulator’s POPIA channels. This notice should be read with the firm’s Privacy Policy.